Soap molecules have two parts - a polar and a non-polar. When soap is added to water:

both parts dissolve in water

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non-polar part dissolves in water

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polar part dissolves in water

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both parts remain undissolved in water and form hydrocarbon layer

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Solution

The correct option is C polar part dissolves in water
As we know that like dissolved like, polar part dissolves in water, since water is a polar solvent.

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